Shipping-crate.



PATENTBD JUNE-15266906.

, J. P.. v MOSS. SH'IPBING CRATE. APPLIOATION rum'. xov. zo. 1905.

2 SHEETS-6mm 2,

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-Be it known that I, JAMES F. Moss, a citi-A JAMiis rf.v Moss. orPALMYnAjviRGiNiA; I' 'tsr-HP1?|N@-clmrlTr-i.l Y

' Specification of Letters Patent.

' -rat'ente'd Jaque 26,1906.-

Appliqtion'mea 'November 2o, 1905. seriiiNmaaiw Vzen of the UnitedStates, residing at Palmyra,

the county of Fluvanna and State vof Vir; gima, have invented certainnew and usefuly Improvements in Shipping-Crates, of which the followingis a speciiication.

My invention relatesY to improvements in .shipping-crates,- and refersparticularly to a crate designed for storing and shipping toandshipping.

One object of the invention is the pro-vision'v of a device of thischaracter which is light in.

weight and which whenthe contents are re- -moved may be folded or rolledinto small spaceforreshipping or storing.

Another object of my invention is to provide a shipping-cratewhchrwill'be easy to' assemble and to open, will be inexpensive ofproduction, and" durable in construction and Willbeofa shape convenientfor handling Witli these and other objects in `view my inventionconsists of'a crate comprising a liniig1 of paper or similar material,vertical stayr s,and the hoops or bands secured't said 'rods, theremovable head and bottom of the crate, 'and'means for securing the openends v 'of the hoops.,

the invention.' Fi 4 is a top plan view Myinvention further consists incertain other novel features of construction and combinationand'arr'angement `tially as disclosed herein.'

' Figure 1 is a perspective view ouf-the' assembled crate embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a verticalsectional view of a modiedjorm of 1 thereof, and Fig. 5 is a detailsectional view showing the manner in which the is se- Vcured tothevertical stays.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 designates thelining. of the crate, whichmay be of pa? per or pasteboard, or it ma be of some exie vertical s tas le waterproof material.' 2V may be of'heavywire and are formed at t etop with eyes 3,'in which is secured thev upper hoo 4. Intermediate thelength of the rods are iormed eyes 5, in which is secured the encirclinghoop 6, and the hoopv 7 is secured near the lower ends of the stays. Thelower ends of the staysare bent to form a loop 8, in

` which is secured-the ban 9,-and the ends of the rods are Vbent inwarVt` Yform retaining Ybracesy 21" may besecured'between the hoops and thering is engaged and held in place by of parts substan` v stay-rods,hoopsor bands secured to the rods,

. extensions 10, which engagethe bottomll 5-"5 of the crateand secure itm position. TheA bottom' 11' is formed of slats '12, properly spaced bythe hoop 1 3, secured to theslat's by cleats or staples 14. 'Anoval-shaped hoop '15 is also secured 4to the'slats and serves' to 6ostrengthen them.

After the 1 tobacco or othermaterialhas been placed in thecrate-the'head or top 16 is "l Y placedthereon. This top maybe of thelsame material as the and is held in-plaee by thel metallics'trip 17,which has its endslselcuredto the hoop 4. Diametrically-extend lingbraces 18 are secured tothe hoop and'eX-,

tend across the top, and these braces are connected the shorterAWeb-braces 19.

7o The lining is secured to the'vertical staysby metalliccleats orclamps 20, which-en circle the stays, pass through the lining, and areclenched onthe inner side. (Diagonal vand give strengih and "rigidity'to' the crate.

AWire networ 22 encirclesthe and strengthens the same. v In the modiiiedconstruction shown in 3 instead of the lhoops I use the bands1 23V atthe top, bottom, and intermediate portions, and the top cover consistsof a ring or hoop 2 4, provided `with a network comprising braces 18 and19, which iitsover the cover,

the retaining-lugs 25, formed onthe ends of the stays. y

OneA of the vertical stays at the open ends ofthe hoops is provided withthe hook s 27, which engage the adjacent stayrod and serve to hold thepackage in cylindrical form.

From this description, taken in connection with the drawings, 'it isevident 4that I provide a crate which accomplishes vthe objects heter inset-forth, is'rdurable'and economical of 95 manufacture, and ispractical for the purposes intended. Y I claim- Y i 1. A shipping-crateconsist-inv of "crt-icalV rw a, lining secured to the rods by clips,removable top and bottom to the crate, and. wire network encircling thelining.

2.z A 'shipping-crate vcomprising vertical stay-rods, hoops or bandssecured to the rods, a lining secured to the rods by clips, removabletop and bottom to the crate, a wire net` work encircling the lining,hooks carried by .stay-rod;- and diagonal braces secured be.

one of the stay-rods to engagethe adjacent gage ythe adjacenJ stay-rods,'and diagonal Ween the a'oops. braces vsecured betwveen the hoops.

3. In a shippingfcrate, the combination l In testimony whereof' l alixmy signature with vertical stay-rods, hoops or bands sein presence oftwo'wtnesses. v cured to the rods, a lining secured to the'rods JAMES F.MOSS. by clips, removable top and bottoml to the .Wtnessesz crate,diametrical braces across the top of the l C. W. LOCKER, crate, a Wirenetwork'surrounding the lining, l L. O. HMDEN.`

llookscarrecl by one of the stay-rods to en- 1o. l

